CompSci 308 : Fall 2019

Software is a static list of instructions, which is constantly changing. — Programmer's Paradox

Links to web sites that we recommend you check out for more information. Let the course staff know if you come across any other interesting and informative web sites. We will be glad to add it to this list.

Humor

Java

Primary Java Site and OpenJDK Java SE download
OpenJFX (was JavaFX), a library for creating modern GUI applications
- API documentation
- Tutorial for drawing and animation
- Tutorial for building GUIs (except step 6)
- Tutorial for styling and animating GUIs (except example 4)
- CSS Reference (integration with Bootstrap, Font Icons, and Dashboard Tiles)
- Look at the source code
Javadoc, a tool to automatically generate HTML documentation
JUnit, a tool for automatically testing Java code
"Advanced" Java features
Generalizing your code to be used as executable Jar or Webstart
- More details on getting resources

Programming Blogs

Quotes

Program Design and Development

Agile Programming
Improving Code
Improving Design
- Manifesto for Minimalist Software Engineers
- Design Principles
- Design Smells
- Design Heuristics
- Design Patterns or another look at Patterns

Programming Tools

IntelliJ: An Integrated Development Environment
- Getting Started with IntelliJ
- Using IntelliJ (comprehensive documentation)
- Common IntelliJ Keyboard Shortcuts
- IntelliJ Tips by Fedor Korotkov
- Generating code with IntelliJ instead of writing it
- Refactoring code automatically with IntelliJ
- Debugging with IntelliJ
Git
- Visual Git Reference
- Learn Enough Git to Be Dangerous by Michael Hartl
- Using Git directly within IntelliJ
- Understanding the Git Work Flow
- Git Branching (a visual demo and game)
- Pro Git book (comprehensive reference)
Command Line
- Basic Command Line reference (based on Git Bash for Windows)
- Learn Enough Command Line to Be Dangerous by Michael Hartl
- More complete Command Line reference
- Tutorial for Beginners
- Some Favorite Command Line Tricks
- Introduction to Pipes
- Some Favorite Uses of Pipes
- The Art of Unix Programming by Eric S. Raymond
OIT Software Library: software available to Duke Students